On the runway at Paris Haute Couture fashion week

High fashion designers presented their Spring/Summer 2014 collections on the runways in Paris this week and the results were varied. Jean Paul Gaultier creations—butterfly-inspired fantasy wear with bright colors adorned with black—stood out among more muted tones from Chanel, Valentino and others.

January 23, 2014 2:13 PM

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A model presents a creation as part of the Jean-Paul Gaultier Spring-Summer 2014 Haute Couture fashion collection on Jan. 22, 2014 in Paris.

A model presents a creation as part of the Jean-Paul Gaultier Spring-Summer 2014 Haute Couture fashion collection on Jan. 22, 2014 in Paris.

Photo: Jacques Brinon, Associated Press

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A model displays a creation by Lebanese designer Charlotte Licha for her 2014 Haute Couture collection "Points" show held at Shangri-La hotel in Paris, on January 22, 2014. Charlotte Licha is the first Lebanese woman to hold a show in Paris, after years of Lebanese famous male designers like Elie Saab, Zuhair Murad, Geores Hobeika among others. Licha's first collection 'Point' is dedicated to a woman who 'dares to be different, and represents the feeling of life', as she says. less

A model displays a creation by Lebanese designer Charlotte Licha for her 2014 Haute Couture collection "Points" show held at Shangri-La hotel in Paris, on January 22, 2014. Charlotte Licha is the first ... more